If the past decade should have made one thing clear to small business owners, it’s the fact that remote work is the future. Businesses that support remote workers tend to have lower overhead, higher productivity, and have an easier time recruiting top talent. They’re also able to tap into underrepresented parts of the labor pool, […]
Andrej Kovacevic
3 Easy Tactics For Busy Small Business Owners to Invest for Retirement
Ask a typical small business owner how much of their time is dedicated to their company. They’re likely to laugh and ask you if you’re making an attempt at a joke. That’s because the average small business person invests the vast majority of their time to make their venture a success, often to the exclusion […]
Increasing Profit Isn’t a Goal, It’s a Wish
According to estimates, 80% of businesses fail by their fifth year of operation. Startling odds, to say the least. However, the 20% that make it beyond this time frame is testament enough that by doing things better and differently, it is possible to enjoy longevity and profitability in entrepreneurship. At times, improving your internal business […]
How to Start a Home-Based Bookkeeping Business with No Prior Experience
When it comes to work-from-home opportunities, there’s plenty of attention paid to things like affiliate marketing and e-commerce. That makes good sense since those have been reliable ways to earn money for a long time now. They also have fairly low barriers to entry and just about anyone can get started in those fields with […]
4 Ways Gym Owners Can Keep Their Staff Happy
Happy gym employees are vital to the success of a fitness facility. When everything is going well with your staff, your business will run smoothly and when they are not, the reverse is usually the case. Equipment falls into disrepair, clients are treated poorly, and membership plummets. So how can gym owners keep their staff […]
The Small Business Road Map to a Collaborative Culture
For small businesses, making the most out of every team member’s strengths is a must. It’s the only way to compete in the global economy, which often pits upstart businesses against far-larger and more established rivals. Doing so means establishing a culture of collaboration that encourages every employee to work with their peers to form […]
4 Strategic Hiring Tips for SMEs to Beat the Tight Global Labor Market
Right now, economies all around the world are still performing reasonably well. At the same time, though, recession fears have started to ripple across the world, fed by an unstable global political climate. All the while though, businesses have to go on working, trying their best to account for the uncertainty. That’s no easy task. […]
These 3 Appealing Employee Benefits Can Slow Business Turnover
With unemployment rates hovering at or near historic lows throughout most of the developed world, it’s getting harder than ever for businesses to recruit the talented employees they need to thrive. Even when they find the right people, however, there’s yet another struggle ahead: retaining them over the long term. It’s a problem that’s even […]
4 Critical Steps to Create a Small Business Brand Identity
In any type of business, building a strong brand identity is a key part of creating a thriving company. That goes double for small businesses, who rely even more on their reputation and the goodwill of their customers than their larger competitors do. Still, building a brand’s identity from the ground up is no easy […]
How to Beat the Odds and Build Big Data Projects That Work
By now, there’s little doubt that small businesses must adopt data-driven strategies to thrive in the modern economy. That imperative has driven many to rush headlong into big data projects, only to see them devour scarce resources and deliver few measurable results. They’re not alone. According to one Gartner analyst, 85% of all big data […]
